Trygonoptera testacea
Müller & Henle, 1841
Common stingaree
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urolophidae
Reference of the original description
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Image of the original description
Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle, 1841
Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Trygonoptera australis, Trygonoptera henlei, Trygonoptera mülleri, Trygonoptera müllerii, Trygonoptera testaceus, Urolophus testacea, Urolophus testaceus
Trygonoptera australis, Trygonoptera henlei, Trygonoptera mülleri, Trygonoptera müllerii, Trygonoptera testaceus, Urolophus testacea, Urolophus testaceus
Types
Trygonoptera testacea
XXXX: No types known;
Trygonoptera australis
Holotype: NMW: 79486;
Trygonoptera henlei
Holotype: NMW: 50226;
Trygonoptera mülleri
Holotype: NMW: 77888;
Trygonoptera testacea
XXXX: No types known;
Trygonoptera australis
Holotype: NMW: 79486;
Trygonoptera henlei
Holotype: NMW: 50226;
Trygonoptera mülleri
Holotype: NMW: 77888;
Description :
Citation: Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle, 1841: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Trygonoptera testaceaMüller & Henle, 1841, off Sydney, Australia © Gerrica Hightower, Australia
Trygonoptera testaceaMüller & Henle, 1841, off Sydney, Australia © Gerrica Hightower, Australia
Common names
Common stingaree, Stingaree, Stingray
Common stingaree, Stingaree, Stingray
Biology
Found in sandy beaches and reefs but also well offshore. May venture well upstream in estuaries [1388]. Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, bony fishes, and other stingarees.
Found in sandy beaches and reefs but also well offshore. May venture well upstream in estuaries [1388]. Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, bony fishes, and other stingarees.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7369;
off Sydney, copyright by: Gerrica Hightower
off Sydney, copyright by: Gerrica Hightower
shark-references Species-ID=7369;
off Sydney, copyright by: Gerrica Hightower
off Sydney, copyright by: Gerrica Hightower
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Nematoda
Monogenea
- Heterocotyle robusta (Johnston & Tiegs, 1922) [9644]
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium urolophi Schmidt, 1973 [16391] [16305] [16128] [28741]
- Dollfusiella geraschmidti (Dollfus, 1974) [16252] [16112]
- Dollfusiella sp. [16112]
Nematoda